Burning Times:

Burning Times:

Burning Times: Samuel Wardwell hanged as a Witch at Andover, New England (Mass.), on September 22, 1692. Probably was the Village Fortune Teller.

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This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Hator-abet
Day 6

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Mihr (seventh month)
Day of Hordad
Day 6

The day of Hordad celebrates the Av. Haurvatat, the Wholeness (Perfection or health), who presides over the waters. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the days spiritual being.

Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: (124) On the day of Hordad dig your irrigation channels. Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by Ahura Mazda.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Muin (M)
Vine Moon
Day 21

The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.

Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below).

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Shedding

Roman information

a.d. X Kal. Oct.
10 days before the Kalends of October
Month: September

The a.d. X Kal. designation means ante diem or ten days before the Kalends (first day or New Moon) of the next month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the lunar day names.

The Roman month of September is named for septem, because it was originally the seventh month of the Roman solar year September was sacred to Vulcan (Vvlcan), Roman God of fire.

The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus calendar, September (the seventh month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numas calendar, September had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesars calendar (the Julian Calendar), September had 30 days. Caesars calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.

numerology

Today totals 4 in modern Western numerology. See the article on four for more information.

lunar information 2010

Second Quarter in Pisces:

Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Pisces.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 1:52 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Sept 23) or 10:52 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

Pisces Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Virgo Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

Moon Conjunct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 1:52 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Sept 23) or 10:52 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Time of high hopes. Be careful of unrealistic plans. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Magick Color:

Brown: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is brown. You may want to burn a brown candle or wear some brown this day.

Magick Incense:

Lilac: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is lilac. You may want to burn lilac incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you dont have or dont like lilac.

holy days 2009

Fall Begins:

Mabon:

Mabon: Wiccan holy day. One of eight Wiccan Sabbats. Many Wiccans and Neo-pagans celebrate Mabon on September 21st, although traditionally it is celebrated on the autumn equinox (usually September 23rd in the northern hemisphere; sometimes on September 22nd, such as in 2008 and 2009). Also called Harvest Home, Feast of the Ingathering, Thanksgiving, or Autumn Equinox.
The name of this holy day may possibly come from the Welsh Mabon ap Modron, the divine son of the divine mother. He is the same as the British god Maponos. Roman soldiers garrisoned at Hadrians Wall worshipped Apollo Maponos. The Anglo-Saxons called September the Haleg-monath (or holy month). Neo-Druidicals call this day Alban Elfed, a term created by Iolo Morganwg.
Wiccans and Neo-pagans hold a feast and/or ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and share their harvest to obtain the blessings of the deities (gods and Goddesses) through the winter months.
Mabon is the middle of three harvest festivals, the Wiccan Sabbats of Lammas (early harvest), Mabon (middle harvest), and Samhain (late harvest).

Night of the White Poplar:

Autumnal Equinox: Celtic (Druid) holy day. The Night of the White Poplar or Alban Elfed, associated with the Ogham letter Eadha (E) and the white poplar tree, is the night of the Fall Equinox (today in 2009).

Magick Color:

Scarlet: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is scarlet. You may want to burn a scarlet candle or wear some scarlet this day.

Magick Incense:

Basil, Nutmeg, Rue: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is basil. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is nutmeg or rue. You may want to burn basil, nutmeg, or rue incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you dont have or dont like basil, nutmeg, or rue.

holy days 2008

Fall Equinox:

Mabon:

Mabon: Wiccan holy day. One of eight Wiccan Sabbats. Many Wiccans and Neo-pagans celebrate Mabon on September 21st, although traditionally it is celebrated on the autumn equinox (usually September 23rd in the northern hemisphere; sometimes on September 22nd, such as in 2008 and 2009). Also called Harvest Home, Feast of the Ingathering, Thanksgiving, or Autumn Equinox.
The name of this holy day may possibly come from the Welsh Mabon ap Modron, the divine son of the divine mother. He is the same as the British god Maponos. Roman soldiers garrisoned at Hadrians Wall worshipped Apollo Maponos. The Anglo-Saxons called September the Haleg-monath (or holy month). Neo-Druidicals call this day Alban Elfed, a term created by Iolo Morganwg.
Wiccans and Neo-pagans hold a feast and/or ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and share their harvest to obtain the blessings of the deities (gods and Goddesses) through the winter months.
Mabon is the middle of three harvest festivals, the Wiccan Sabbats of Lammas (early harvest), Mabon (middle harvest), and Samhain (late harvest).

Night of the White Poplar:

Autumnal Equinox: Celtic (Druid) holy day. The Night of the White Poplar or Alban Elfed, associated with the Ogham letter Eadha (E) and the white poplar tree, is the night of the Fall Equinox (today in 2008).

lunar information 2008

Third Quarter in Gemini:

Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Gemini.

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